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"[...] In America, at least at some point in time, the idea was to allow the citizenry the freedom to choose if they would follow the law of the land, instead of being chained to it. If a person commits a crime, the courts and law enforcement exact the penalty after the person's trial. The people are not stripped to a state of serfdom to protect the ruling class.
"This ideology may not prevent crime, but more importantly it does not inhibit lawful people, who by their lawful nature [deserve] to have their liberties protected by their government. You could irradicate crime by simply killing all people, but having [deprived] them of their rights you have not reached a solution in congruence with a free society. You have acheived totalitarianism."
"This ideology may not prevent crime, but more importantly it does not inhibit lawful people, who by their lawful nature [deserve] to have their liberties protected by their government. You could irradicate crime by simply killing all people, but having [deprived] them of their rights you have not reached a solution in congruence with a free society. You have acheived totalitarianism."